Telling your parents

My -now- in laws we gave chocolates with a little note about being grandparents. They were so happy. Gave my dad something similar, and he was over the moon. I had something similar for my mom, but she was the one I was afraid of. So I ended up just handing her the ultrasound pictures. She cried. Then she was happy. I was 20 at the time.

My mom was upset but more worried about me, I’m 23 years old and she found out when I was 13 weeks pregnant. My father took it horribly and for a while we didn’t talk. He said some very mean things to me and tried to kick me out. Although he was also drunk when he found out so that didn’t help. However now I’m 31 weeks pregnant and I can say that they have both started to become excited and come around! Our relationship is much better and things are looking up. I really think some people, especially parents, need time to process everything. Good luck and if you need to talk I’m here!

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